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IRAN-REVOLUTION-ANNIVERSARY-MISSILES/ Iran unveils long-range cruise missile on revolution anniversary
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television reported. U.S.
VIRGINIA-POLITICS/ Virginia governor apologizes for racist photo but resists growing calls to quit
(Reuters) - Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized on Friday for a photograph in his 1984 medical school yearbook showing him and another person in racist garb at a party, but said he would serve out his term even as pressure piled on from fellow Democrats for him to step down. USA-WEATHER/
In U.S. Midwest, 22F 'feels like spring' after days of brutal cold CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bone-chilling cold that paralyzed a chunk of the United States this week and killed at least 18 people eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated ahead of a warmer-than-normal weekend in areas of the Midwest and Northeast.
BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-SOYBEANS/
Exclusive: China buys U.S. soybeans a day after trade talks - traders (REUTERS) - Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 1 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans on Friday, a day after high-level bilateral talks yielded progress toward a trade deal and a Chinese commitment to buy more U.S. soybeans.
GOLDMAN-SACHS-PAY/ Goldman Sachs says 1MDB scandal could hit pay for top executives
(REUTERS) - The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein until investigations into the bank’s involvement in the 1MDB scandal are resolved. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT/ Assault report '100 percent factual', 'Empire' actor Smollett says
(REUTERS) - Actor Jussie Smollett defended as completely truthful the account he gave of being accosted on a Chicago street by men who used racist and homophobic slurs and said on Friday he was cooperating with police. FILM-LEGOMOVIE2-COFFEE/
Everything is awesome as 'Lego Movie 2' star Pratt turns barista LONDON (Reuters) - Film star Chris Pratt turned barista on Friday during a stopover in London to help launch “Lego Movie 2”, and everything was just awesome - or so reckoned one young fan he served a hot drink to.
SPORTS FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/
Super Bowl clash of generations sets stage for 100th season ATLANTA (Reuters) - The New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will play for a Super Bowl title on Sunday in a generational clash that could come to define an era or mark a new beginning for the National Football League.
BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP/ NBA roundup: Irving shines as Celtics top Knicks
Kyrie Irving capped an eventful day by totaling 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists Friday night as the Boston Celtics recorded a 113-99 victory over the New York Knicks, whose home losing streak reached 13 games. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ELECTION/GABBARD
U.S. congresswoman Gabbard to officially declare 2020 candidacy U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who at times has had a spiky relationship with the Democratic Party, on Saturday will add another liberal voice to a burgeoning field of candidates by announcing officially that she will seek her party's 2020 presidential nomination.
2 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT TURKEY-ELECTION/KURDS (PIX)
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to hold rally in Istanbul Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to hold a rally in Istanbul ahead of local elections at the end of March
3 Feb GERMANY-EGYPT/ (PIX)
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier visits Egypt German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier visits Egypt and meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Altmaier will sign economic and energy policy agreements there.
3 Feb NORTHKOREA-USA/BIEGUN-ARRIVAL (TV)
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives in South Korea for meetings with his counterparts from the two Koreas to discuss the next steps in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
3 Feb NORTHKOREA-USA/ (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives in South Korea U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives in South Korea for meetings with his counterparts from the two Koreas to discuss the next steps in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
3 Feb SOUTHKOREA-EDUCATION/DRAMA
FEATURE-Box set: TV drama stirs debate over S.Korea's cutthroat education culture It’s meant to be a biting satire of South Korea’s notoriously competitive education system, but in some cases the hottest TV drama of the year seems to have had unintended consequences. As the show comes to an end, there are signs that "Sky Castle" has led some South Koreans adopt some of the more intense studying measures the creators intended to criticize.
3 Feb 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT ELSALVADOR-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)
Salvadorans vote in presidential elections El Salvador holds general elections with presidential candidate Nayib Bukele, former mayor of capital San Salvador, leading the run-up followed by Carlos Calleja of Nacionalist Republican Alliance
3 Feb ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-DGA/ (PIX) (TV) The Director's Guild Awards take place in LA
The Director's Guild Awards take place in LA 2 Feb 20:30 ET / 01:30 GMT
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